Podcaster/Rapper/Producer/DJ
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About Holidae X
Hometown: Batesburg-Leesville, SC
Current Area: Charleston, SC
Bio:
Born poor to a single mother, Holidae turned to male role models in sports and entertainment. He spent a lot of time grown up teaching himself how to dance, rap and entertain from watching the stars. His first crack at music was in talent shows starting in the 8th grade. While Holidae was into sports, and academics, it was his passion for poetry and the fact that he couldn’t sing that turned him to rap. As he progressed through high school he began making trips to near by August, GA to perform in talent shows and compete with other acts, some of which were famous by the early ’00’s.
After graduating high school, Holidae knew he needed to learn more about the world to actually compete in the music industry. While he was enlisted in the Navy, he also spent countless hours creating music and meeting his creative heroes to figure out how to fit in the industry and continue his commitment to the military.
Moving to Charleston in 2004, he later retired from the Navy and teamed up with some college friends to build Southin’ Comfort Records. While Southin’ Comfort was becoming a successful record label in Charleston, Holidae gained 2 degrees in the IT field and became popular in the IT culture.
After moderate success in the music industry, Holidae retired in 2013 and completed a Master’s Degree in Information Assurance, and became a ABD in a Doctoral program for Information Assurance based in Cyber Security.
In this time, Holidae has produced music and podcasts for artists in VA, GA, SC, NC, and CA.
Holidae started a podcasting network and has been working to bring multiple factors of entertainers together and create an environment centered around learning and growth in the community. The Distraction Network was formed in 2015 and is a safe space to communicate ideas and a basic understanding with each other. The culture embraces conversation in order to lock in as a unit.
